حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا بِالنَّبْلِ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُمَثَّلَ بِالْبَهِيمَةِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5247
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he passed by some people who had set up a hen (as a target) and were shooting at it. He said: Verily the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade mutilating animals.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020